RockOnTheNet.com
presents The Top Pop Songs
Of All Time !
We have ranked the top pop songs that have charted over the past
50+ years on The ARC Weekly Top 40 and Billboard Hot 100, and
come up with
a definitive list that will continue to expand as we add to it,
and continue to modify as new songs chart on The ARC Weekly Top
40.

"My mom
was my first music teacher. I suppose the
first sign that I was 'musical' came when I
figured out "It's A Small World" on
the piano when I was 2 years old." - Vanessa
Carlton

TIMELINE

Vanessa Carlton was born August 16,
1980, and raised in Pennsylvania. Her youth was
filled with music and musical creation -
composing her first piano piece by age 8. Vanessa
pursued the dream of ballet when in her early
teens, she attended the School of American Ballet
in New York. By her later teens, Vanessa was
growing tired of ballet and was more focused on
the piano and singing. Vanessa finished dance
school, but continued with her singing at various
New York locales while also waitressing. Rolling
Stone profiled Vanessa as one of "10
Artists To Watch" describing her as "a
more pop-oriented Fiona
Apple, Minus the stormy
psychodrama."

April 30: Vanessa released her
debut LP - Be
Not Nobody. She told VH1 where the title came
from: "Be
Not Nobody is where I am at in my life right
now. I know I'm only 21 but I had to go through a
lot at that dance school. I lost a lot of who I
was. I fell apart and it was really hard. You
feel completely alone, like no one cares. Writing
this record let me recapture who I am. It is
summed up in the title Be
Not Nobody. You need to feel comfortable in
your skin and do whatever you need to do for
yourself, to heal or to grow."

Note: Song title and position
links lead you to the song's ARC Weekly Top 40 chart run, LP links take
you to Amazon.com for that LP's info (often
including track listings and track samples), and
single cover art takes you to Amazon.com for that CD single (if
available). Songs charting prior to 1980 have
information from Billboard magazine.